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Doing Work-Based Research
Carol Costley
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Description for Doing Work-Based Research
Paperback. This book is essential reading for anyone undertaking a research project in their own workplace, covering everything the researcher needs to consider when researching in this context. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
With the growth of work based learning and practitioner research this book leads the way by addressing key issues faced by ′insider-researchers′ - learners, practitioners and managers doing research projects in the organizations and communities in which they themselves work, or where they are already familiar with the setting.
With the growth of work based learning and practitioner research this book leads the way by addressing key issues faced by ′insider-researchers′ - learners, practitioners and managers doing research projects in the organizations and communities in which they themselves work, or where they are already familiar with the setting.
The authors explore the implications of these research contexts, and discuss approaches and methodologies that work based researchers might adopt, with a particular focus on ethics - one of the key concerns for those undertaking a research project of this type.
This book is an authoritative and readable guide ... Read more
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Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
398g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848606784
SKU
V9781848606784
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-27
About Carol Costley
Dr Geoffrey Elliott is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Worcester. He has worked in schools, further and adult education, and has previously held posts in the School of Independent Study at the University of East London, and the Open University where he taught on the Professional Doctorate programme in Education. His research interests are in ... Read more
Reviews for Doing Work-Based Research
′Synthesized in a highly accessible format, the readers are offered clear, practical information worth its weight in gold to anyone seeking clarity about the precise nature of the tasks they have ahead…I cannot recommend the book highly enough and would definitely prescribe its use as an antidote to the insomnia that may affect those expert practitioners but naïve academics embarking ... Read more